Blogs: Eastwood made Obama's day

The day after the Super Bowl, there was rare consensus in the blogosphere across the political spectrum: the Chrysler ad featuring actor Clint Eastwood seemed more like an Obama-reelect campaign video than a car commercial.

“Did Chrysler, Clint Eastwood Super Bowl ad win Obama second term?” read the title of a post on The Left Call, a website that purports to highlighting the “liberal voice.”

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“OK, that might be just a bit over-the-top, but the Chrysler Super Bowl ad ‘It’s Halftime In America’ narrated by Clint Eastwood certainly resembled a superbly crafted political ad,” wrote founder of The Left Call, David Sutton. “I don’t believe it was intended as a political ad of course, but after seeing the ad it felt like a huge endorsement of President Obama.”

A similar observation was made on The Raw Story, a website that bills itself a “progressive news site.”

“Super Bowl commercials have become a pastime in America — to some, they’re as entertaining as the year’s big game. Sunday night’s annual affair was no different, but one ad stood above the rest, imparting a message of national unity and hope that could have come straight from President Barack Obama’s reelection campaign,” wrote Stephen Webster. “Only, the ad was placed by Chrysler, and meant to sell cars, not a candidate.”

In the two-minute spot narrated by Eastwood, some commentators noted the actor seemed to suggest that President Barack Obama was only half-way through his tenure at the White House.

“It’s halftime. Both teams are in their locker rooms discussing what they can do to win this game in the second half,” Eastwood said. “It’s halftime in America, too. … Detroit’s showing us it can be done. …This country can’t be knocked out with one punch. … Yeah, it’s halftime America. And, our second half is about to begin.”